Finding a Wider View
The unthinkable is happening. One of the country’s two major political parties has become the party of Donald Trump; and at this point in the presidential election, he appears both likely to win the Republican primary and to be quite competitive. I don’t need to enumerate the unthinkable things he has done or that he plans to do if re-elected,[1] as I assume my readers are aware. My intention here is to explore “what now?” and “how can we adopt a wider view?”
I’ve been wrestling with this question. Typically I approach challenges by information-gathering. The more I can learn and understand about a subject, the greater my peace—even if the subject is challenging. But these days, my old mode of operation isn’t working. Lately, if I take in too much news about Trump and the election, anxiety is right on its heels. Anxiety may be reasonable, under the circumstances. Yet I don’t find it constructive…. {Read remainder of article on Patheos HERE.}